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IBall 07-19-2007 02:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jlliagre
The real formula is:

swap=max(installed RAM, total virtual memory your system will require one day - RAM);

And seeing that the total virtual memory that you may need is always going to be unknown, we need rules of thumb to get a good approximation. :)

Of course, your formula is 100% correct though...

--Ian


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